London Program Manual

Congratulations on your decision to participate in Pepperdine University’s London Program!

This program manual contains information specific to the London Program. You have also been given the International Programs’ Student Handbook with information, rules and regulations for all International Program participants. We expect you to read all information provided in both handbooks carefully.

This program manual provides you with the most updated information and advice available at the time of printing. Changes may occur before your departure or while you are abroad. Your flexibility and willingness to adjust to these changes as they occur will help you in having the best study-abroad experience possible.

Our handbooks are revised annually by International Programs in Malibu. Your comments and suggestions for next year’s handbook are welcome. Please direct them to the International Programs Department in Malibu.

One of the best ways to prepare for study abroad is to learn as much as possible prior to departure about your program’s host country as well as the countries you will visit. Please visit the International Programs website, talk with faculty and program alumni, visit the suggested websites included in this program manual, and consult books about the area. Your flexibility in adjusting to unanticipated situations and cultural differences will determine, in great part, the kind of experience you will have while abroad.

We wish you a successful and rewarding study-abroad experience!

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Introduction ...... 1 Table of Contents ...... 2 Contact Information ...... 4 Program Staff ...... 5 London Facilities ...... 6 History of 56 Prince’s Gate ...... 6 Location ...... 9 Program Office ...... 10 Telephone ...... 10 Student Mail ...... 11 Classroom Facilities ...... 11 Student Rooms ...... 12 Laundry ...... 12 House Security ...... 13 Fire Safety ...... 13 House Policies ...... 14 Guests/Visitors ...... 16 Meals ...... 17 Packing ...... 18 Typical Luggage Allowance ...... 18 What to Take ...... 18 Electrical Appliances ...... 21 Transportation ...... 22 Arriving in the United Kingdom ...... 22 Transportation to Your Facility...... 22 Returning to the United States...... 23 Student Employment ...... 24 Resident Advisors ...... 24 Media Coordinator ...... 24 Library Worker ...... 24 Student Worker Positions ...... 25 Service Coordinator ...... 25 Service Opportunities ...... 26 Living in London ...... 26 Personal Finances ...... 25 Cultural Activities ...... 27 Churches ...... 27 Postal Services ...... 28 Bookshops ...... 28 Dining Out ...... 29 Shopping ...... 29 Getting Around the City ...... 29 Personal Safety ...... 30 Frequently Asked Questions ...... 31

Internet Resources ...... 32 Medical Assistance ...... 33 2 (Version Update: 07.21.15)

Medical Assistance ...... 33 Medical Insurance ...... 33 Medical Service ...... 33 Traveling ...... 34 Travel Agencies ...... 34 Day Trips ...... 35 Trains ...... 35 Bus Companies ...... 37 International Airports ...... 37 Hotels and Hostels ...... 38 Country Facts ...... 39 Facts and Statistics ...... 39 Language in the United Kingdom ...... 39 British Society and Culture ...... 39 Etiquette and Customs in the United Kingdom ...... 41 Maps ...... 42 Program Calendar ...... 43

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Buenos Aires Program Pepperdine University Tel: 011-54-11-4772-5969 Vimeo Site: 11 de Septiembre 955 Fax: 011-54-11-4899-2029 vimeopro.com/pepperdine/buenosaires (1426) Capital Federal Buenos Aires Argentina

Florence Program Pepperdine University Tel: 011-39-055-474120 Vimeo Site: Viale Milton 41 Fax: 011-39-055-472446 vimeopro.com/pepperdine/florence 50129 Florence Student Tel: 011-39-055-488657 Italy Student Tel: 011-39-055-488696

Heidelberg Program Pepperdine University Tel: 011-49-6221-90250 Vimeo Site: Graimbergweg 10 Fax: 011-49-6221-902540 vimeopro.com/pepperdine/heidelberg 69117 Heidelberg Student Tel: 011-49-6221-22829 Germany Student Tel: 011-49-6221-600066

Lausanne Program Maison du Lac Tel: 011-41-21-321-0909 Vimeo Site: Av. Marc Dufour 15 Fax: 011-41-21-321-0908 vimeopro.com/pepperdine/lausanne CH-1007 Lausanne Switzerland

London Program Pepperdine University Tel: 011-44-20-7581-1506 Vimeo Site: 56 Prince’s Gate Fax: 011-44-20-7584-2313 vimeopro.com/pepperdine/london London SW72PG Student Tel: 011-44-20-3371-6844 United Kingdom Student Tel: 011-44-20-3371-6845 Student Tel: 011-44-20-3371-6846

Shanghai Program Pepperdine University Tel: 011-86-21-5238-6807 Vimeo Site: Nr. 66 Lane 532 Yu Yuan Rd. Fax: 011-86-21-6103-7070 vimeopro.com/pepperdine/shanghai 200040 Shanghai P.R. China

Washington D.C. Program

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Pepperdine University Tel: (202) 776-5320 Vimeo Site: 2011 Pennsylvania Avenue Fax: (202) 776-5322 vimeopro.com/pepperdine/Washingto NW n-world Washington D.C. 20006 USA

Buenos Aires Director Rafael De Sanzo [email protected] Associate Director Susi Battisti [email protected] Program Assistant Maria Constanza Guerrini [email protected] Program Assistant Maria Schwartz [email protected]

Florence Program Director Elizabeth Whatley [email protected] Program Assistant Alessio Basta [email protected]

Heidelberg Program Director Daniel Daugherty [email protected] Academic Coordinator Christina Wuttke [email protected] Program Assistant Ulla Prokop [email protected]

Lausanne Program Director Ezra Plank [email protected] Assistant Director Mark Barneche [email protected] Program Assistant Armande Boichat [email protected] Office Assistant Monika Zimmerli [email protected]

London Program Director Carolyn Vos Strache [email protected] Program Assistant Jenny Ryan [email protected]

Shanghai Interim Director Charlie Engelmann [email protected] Assistant Director William Wu [email protected] Program Assistant Gigi Zhang [email protected]

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Washington D.C. Director Brian Swarts [email protected] Residential Coordinator Ivy Brewer [email protected]

History of 56 Prince’s Gate In 1851, the Great Exhibition organized by Prince Albert, which was really the first World’s Fair, was held in Hyde Park. The centrepiece was the magnificent Crystal Palace which was so large it was actually built around fully grown trees. Between May and October over 6 million people attended the exhibition. The Exhibition was profitable and the £186,000 returned was used to build the network of cultural and educational institutions that surround us. Exhibition Road was one of the thoroughfares constructed to bring visitors from the South Kensington Railway (now Tube) Station to the exhibition.

Some of the profits from the exhibition were used to purchase land and stimulate development in the area south of Hyde Park. One of London’s leading builders began the construction of a series of fine residences, beginning on Kensington High Street just opposite the Prince of Wales’ Gate into Hyde Park, and he named this development “Prince’s Gate.” (The apostrophe is often – but incorrectly – omitted by many Londoners these days.) The development was so successful that the project “turned the corner” down Exhibition Road and ultimately extended to Number 72. All of the original buildings looked like the one we are in, but German bombs destroyed some of them during World War II and they have been replaced by more modern structures.

Number 56 Prince’s Gate was constructed in 1875 for Sir Bernard Samuelson, a prominent industrialist and Member of Parliament. He served on the education committee and was active in a number of environmental issues. The house was originally used in a similar way to the Victorian era mansion in the television series “Upstairs, Downstairs.” The lower level would have contained the kitchen and the work areas for the servants. The room that is now the office on the entry floor was probably the Morning Room. The Library retains its original function. The large rooms on the first floor (using the European convention for designing floors) would have served as the family’s living and formal dining rooms. The family’s private rooms would have been on the second floor, with the children’s rooms on the third. The fourth floor (which now contains the visiting Faculty Flats), with lower ceilings than the rooms in the rest of the house, would have been the servants’ quarters.

After World War II ended, Count Antoine Seilern of Austria moved to 56 Prince’s Gate and hung in this house what has been described as the world’s finest collection of art in private hands at that time. Reubens’ magnificent The Family of Jan Brueghel the Elder was considered the centrepiece of the collection which also included a number of other 6 (Version Update: 07.21.15)

works by Reubens and paintings by Pieter Bruegel, Cezanne, Degas, van Dyke, Manet, Morisot, Parmigianino, Pissarro, Caravaggio, Renoir, Teniers, Tiepolo, Tintoretto, Titian, Fra Bartolommeo, Canaletto and drawings by Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt, Picasso, Watteau, and Durer. The Count was also an accomplished hunter and while art treasures filled the walls of the rooms, his numerous big game trophies adorned the staircase.

Count Seilern was also a qualified pilot and bred and raced horses. While pursuing his education, he dabbled in forestry, engineering, business and banking. However, his focus shifted when he enrolled in the University of Vienna in 1933. There he studied philosophy, psychology, history, archeology, and principally, art history, earning his doctorate in 1939.

After his death on July 6th, 1978, his collection of paintings passed to the Courtauld Institute of Art or to London University and these paintings may be viewed at the Courtauld Institute’s galleries on the Strand. They are together called the Prince’s Gate Collection. A copy of The Family of Jan Brueghel the Elder, painted by Dewey Franklin hangs in the office today. Mr. Franklin is also the artist who painted the murals on the Student Centre walls prior to the renovations.

At the time of the Count’s death, his paintings hung in a virtually unsecured building, watched over only by an elderly caretaker couple. The National Westminster Bank, as executors of his estate, installed the security system of barred windows and closed circuit TV surveillance system which you find here today.

Shortly after the close of the Great Exhibition, the Normal School of Science was established in the area directly west of Exhibition Road. It quickly became Imperial College of Science and Technology. “Medicine” has been added to the college’s name in more recent years. Its faculty boasts of several Nobel laureates and it can be described as the “MIT of the UK.” The young H. G. Wells entered the school in 1884 and wrote that he came shy and overawed: “When I first took my fragile, unkempt self and my small black bag through its portals, I had a feeling of having come at last under definite guidance and protection.”

As a result of the resources given to this neighbourhood on behalf of the Great Exhibition, this area has become home to the world’s greatest concentration of outstanding museums. These include the Victoria and Albert Museum (known as the “V&A”), the Natural History Museum, the Museum of Science and Technology, and the Geological Museum.

Royal Albert Hall, scene of world-class concerts and exhibitions, is located on Kensington Gore, just one block west of Exhibition Road. Located directly across from the hall is the Prince Albert Memorial honoring him for his outstanding, early efforts in developing this area.

One of the most notable buildings in the area is the Brompton Oratory, now known as the London Oratory, completed in 1884. Its Italian Renaissance style interior immediately

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became the talk of London. Cardinal John Henry Newman, who served there, is represented by a statue outside the building.

South Kensington has also been home to many notable people, especially poets and writers. Robert Browning lived in this neighbourhood (29 De Vere Gardens) for the last two years of his time in England before leaving for Venice, where he died. His near neighbour, Henry James, who lived at 34 De Vere Gardens, wrote that he believed, “I shall do far better work than I have ever done before.”

At Hyde Park Gate the legal writer, Sir Leslie Stephen, the first editor of the Dictionary of National Biography, was living at number 22 when his daughter Virginia – who was to become Virginia Woolfe – was born. Sir Winston Churchill died at number 28 in 1965. James Joyce lived at 28b Campden Grove, but left saying that their street was full of mummies and should be renamed “Campden Grave.” Matthew Arnold came here in the 1850’s and wrote ‘Lines Written in Kensington Gardens.’

While none of the preceding wrote much about the Kensington area, T. S. Eliot’s Four Quartets was originally named “The Kensington Quartets.” After the breakup of his first marriage in the early 1930’s, he lived in a boarding house at 33 Courtfield Road in South Kensington. His neighbour there, Miss Bevan, had a tabby cat that became the inspiration for Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, the text used for the lyrics of the musical Cats. You might recall that Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer live in Victoria Grove, which is just off Gloucester Road. Eliot was attracted to St. Stephen’s Church on Gloucester Road, moving into the clergy house in 1934 and living there for six years. He was a churchwarden at St. Stephen’s from 1934 until 1959. In 1957 he remarried and moved to 3 Kensington Gardens, where he died in 1965.

Not far away is Holland House, originally erected in 1607 by Sir Walter Cope. It was acquired by the Holland family and Lady Holland, who married Joseph Addison, founder of the Spectator, in 1716. Addison was the first to popularize the poetry of the then unknown John Milton. During the Victorian era, Holland House was the focus for parties that attracted Byron, Dickens, and even Victoria and Albert. After the Holland family line came to an end, the Ilchester family took up residence, and Lady Ilchester is believed to have been the model for P. G. Wodehouse’s Aunt Dahlia. (In The Mating Season he remarked, ‘In this life it’s not Aunts that matter, but the courage that one brings to them.’)

The road leading into Kensington Square from the northeast is Young Street where William Makepeace Thackeray lived at number 16 from 1846 to 1853. It was during this time in which he wrote his first novel, Vanity Fair. From there he moved to 36 Onslow Square. In 1862 he finally moved to number 2 Kensington Palace Gardens.

Almost opposite the Kensington High Street Tube station is a path called Kensington Church Walk. Just off it is the house in which Ezra Pound lived from 1908 to 1911. The church, St. Mary Abbots’ spire is 278 feet tall, the highest in London. Thomas Hardy wrote about the opulence of the congregation there in 1888, “When the congregation rises there is a rustling of silks like the Devil’s wings in Paradise Lost.” G. K. Chesterton was married in St. Mary Abbots in 1901, as was Ezra Pound in 1914. 8 (Version Update: 07.21.15)

J. M. Barrie lived in Campden Hill Square as did Llewelyn Davies, whose children inspired the story of Peter Pan. Barrie also wrote a short story, Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens. Kenneth Grahame lived at 16 Phillimore Place between 1900 and 1906, when he was employed at the Bank of England. Stories he told to his son Alastair became The Wind in the Willows.

Many embassies and consulates are also located in the neighbourhood, with 5 embassies or consulates alone having Prince’s Gate addresses. (The other great concentration of embassies is along “Embassy Row,” just behind Kensington Palace, which is found at the westernmost end of Hyde Park.

Today, the Knightsbridge area is also known all over the world for its fine shopping. The giant Harrods department store serves as the centrepiece. However, virtually every other well known fashionable outlet is represented in the area.

In addition to the many educational and cultural resources mentioned above, Pepperdine students can take advantage of the recreational facilities offered at Imperial College, in Prince’s Gardens (out the back of the house), and Hyde Park. Each of these places offers a diverse range of optional activities from swimming to horseback riding to simply basking in the rare moments of English sunshine.

Pepperdine purchased this house in the late eighties and refurbished it to suit students for living and studying purposes. London program faculty and staff are proud to call 56 Prince’s Gate their home and encourage students, faculty and all other visitors to fully take advantage of all the magnificent opportunities and resources that South Kensington and this house have to offer! Pepperdine is now, and always will be, a part of the great history that encompasses 56 Prince’s Gate!

Pepperdine closed the London house for six months from March to September 2008 for a major refurbishment. The remodel project consisted of new infrastructure including electrical, mechanical and heating services. Amongst the changes are two new bathrooms on the 2nd and 3rd floors and one new en suite bathroom on the lower ground floor. New bedroom furniture provides increased comfort and storage for students. The student kitchen has been expanded to accommodate three separate cooking stations. The furnishings were updated and the house was completely redecorated. The classrooms have been expanded to include video conferencing capabilities and new projection systems. Students will now be able to use the internet more effectively because the bandwidth was expanded to 100 MB to accommodate faster computer speeds, internet, telephone and television. The house maintains its historic character of an English Grade II listed building, and all noteworthy features were retained. The London house began as a living-learning center and today continues to be a place of learning and of residence for both Seaver and Law Students.

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Location 56 Prince’s Gate is surrounded by some of the most significant educational resources in the world. Your new home is in the midst of the University of London’s Imperial College of Science, Medicine, and Technology. In addition, it is near the Royal College of Art, the Royal Albert Hall, the Royal College of Music, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Natural History Museum, the Geology Museum, the Science Museum, and Hyde Park.

56 Prince’s Gate contains the classrooms, library, offices, dorm rooms, and faculty apartments for the London Program on its six floors. At the rear, the house opens through a patio onto a five-acre park. The student centre provides access to a kitchen area and a student lounge containing a large flat screen television with British and American channels, a DVD player and a large collection of DVDs. In addition, you will have use of the Internet Cafe, three telephones, and an electric piano.

Program Office The Program Office is located on the ground floor of 56 Prince’s Gate.

Telephone You’ve probably just arrived, and calling home is of the utmost importance so read on to find out how to operate telephones in the London House. And note that you can place these calls from the house’s own authentic London telephone booth!

Dialing Instructions When dialing to the US from the London house: • First press 9 to get an outside line • Dial the international calling code 001 • Then the area code • Then the number • For example: To call the Pepperdine switchboard from the London house – 001 310 506 4000

We do not charge our students for local or national phone calls, due to the internet phone line that we have.

When dialing the London House from outside England: • First dial the international calling code (either 011 from the USA or 00 from Europe), • 44 (England’s country code), • Then 20 (London’s city code) followed by the local 8-digit number. • For example dialing the program office from the USA – 011 44 207 581 1506 or from Europe – 00 44 207 581 1506

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International Calls • Operator Services 100 • International Operator 155 • International Directory Enquires 153 Rules of Calling • Remember, all London numbers begin with 0207 or 0208. If calling a London number from within London, prefix it with either the 7 or 8 code (you can drop the 020) followed by the 7 digit number. • The number 7 tells you that the number is within Central London, an 8 is an indication that the residence/business is ‘Greater’ London. • However, if dialing from outside of London then you need to dial the full area code – 0207 or 0208.

Important Local Numbers: • Emergency 999 • Dr. Boreham and Dr Rowley 020-7225-1544 • Ross Nye Riding Stable 020-7262-3791 Skype Many students prefer to use Skype as an inexpensive and efficient method for communicating with friends and family.

Student Mail Student mail is distributed into mailboxes on a daily basis.

Classroom Facilities

Classrooms Classes are generally held on Monday through Thursday. The classrooms are available for independent study or group meetings and projects when classes are not in session. When classes are in session, please refrain from making noise on the first or adjoining floors. Be aware that sound magnifies in the stairwell.

• No food or drink (except bottled water) is permitted in the classrooms or Library. • Please be respectful of the furnishings in the Library and classrooms, especially the leather chairs. Do not lean back in the chairs or write on the leather table tops. Never drag the tables – if you need to move them, be sure to lift them with two people.

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Study Room A small room next to the smaller classroom may be used for individual study, faculty tutorials or group Bible study.

Library The Library is a 24-hour quiet zone set aside for reading, writing, and studying only. Please do not remove newspapers, magazines, or reference books from the library. Please return books to correct section after use. Eating is not permitted in the library – only water may be brought in.

Student Rooms

Student Rooms Please respect the needs of others for quiet, solitude, and privacy. Defer to those who are sleeping and reading, especially after midnight. Do not handle the belongings of others. Respect each other’s space.

Student Kitchen The kitchen is for the use of all students. Please participate in keeping it clean. Dishes should be scraped of waste food (into the trash please!), rinsed and placed into the dishwasher. Please clean up after yourself so the next person can have use of a clean kitchen.

Student Lounge The Student Lounge is for the enjoyment of all students. Be respectful of students who live in rooms adjacent to the student lounge and monitor noise levels so they can have a peaceful environment. Noise from the Student Lounge can bother neighbours so beware of loud music in the late evening hours. The Law Lounge (next to the Student Lounge) is only available to undergraduate students after midnight in the fall semester due to the presence of Law students.

Laundry There are washers and dryers in the laundry room located in the front of the House, through the basement door. Both the basement door and the laundry room door have a code, which is there for security reasons. Irons and ironing boards are also provided in this room – the use of irons anywhere else in the house is not allowed.

There are two washers and two dryers available for student use. The cost is roughly £1.50 to wash and £1 to dry. Detergents are very different from those sold in the United States. Read the labels carefully before purchasing so as not to confuse detergent and softener.

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House Security Door codes/cards will be issued to each student, which are not to be given to anyone else, either another student or a guest. If you lose your card, you will be charged £10 to replace it.

If you see unescorted strangers in the House, please ask whose guest they are or what business they have with the University. Please promptly report strangers who seem to have no legitimate business to the Director or resident faculty. If in doubt, report a concern immediately.

Do not let anyone in the door who you do not personally know. If the visitor is seeking someone living in the House, find that person so that they can personally answer the door. If the person cannot be found, ask the guest to return later and leave a message for the person sought.

Theft The University does not provide insurance coverage for thefts of personal property. As the University cannot assume responsibility for student property, please secure all personal belongings and valuables. Keep the entrance and rear doors closed and locked.

Fire Safety Fire extinguishers are located on each floor and under no circumstances should be moved or used unless there is a fire. Setting off the fire alarm triggers an automatic call to the fire station and will incur significant cost. Break glass in fire alarms only in a real emergency.

Hot plates and heating coils are fire hazards and are not permitted in the rooms. Smoking and the burning of candles and incense are prohibited.

The use of irons is not permitted inside the house; this must be done in the laundry room area where irons and ironing boards are provided.

Do not use electrical appliances in the bathrooms. Faulty insulation of an iron or hair dryer in connection with water is lethal with 240-volt power supplies. Hair appliances may be used outside the bathrooms in the designated areas of the hallways.

During a fire drill, or an actual fire, when the fire alarm rings, exit the building using the most direct route and the nearest exits, closing fire doors behind you if it is safe to do so. • Use fire exits and stairs if on upper floors. • Exit out the front door if on ground level. • Exit out the laundry door if in basement; or if the back stairs are nearer, walk to ground level of the House.

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dangerous, exit through the window between the faculty flats to the roof and cross to the Polish Club, which is next door.

Other alternative exits in the House include: • Library – window and back door • Basement – back stairs by visiting faculty offices (lift grating at top of stairs)

Two types of fire extinguishers are available in the House: • Red – for use with paper, wood, or textile fires • Black – for use with chemical, electronic, gaseous, or liquid fires

When safely out of the building, cross the road carefully and assemble outside the main entrance of Imperial College – taking care not to block the entrance. This will allow fire engines that may be arriving clear and prompt access to the building. Remain on the sidewalk until the person in charge accounts for all students and other residents. Room monitors should account for all persons in your room and report to the Director so everyone can be accounted for as quickly as possible.

House Policies Malibu Campus or “London House” rules apply whenever the group is identifiable as Pepperdine University (e.g. on field trips and in restaurants during group meals). Please refer to the Pepperdine Student handbook for greater details about expectations for student behavior.

Student Conduct • Please respect the needs of others for quiet, solitude, and privacy. Defer to those who are sleeping and reading, especially after midnight. Do not handle the belongings of others. Respect each other’s space. • Sexual behaviors inconsistent with traditional Christian values or sexually compromising acts are not permitted. The final determination of whether an act is sexually compromising will be at the discretion of University officials. • Smoking is not allowed anywhere inside the building. Students should not smoke on the back terrace or front steps as it drifts back into the house. If students must smoke, they should go into the back gardens. • Firearms, alcoholic beverages, and illegal drugs are not permitted on University premises. (Wine or spirits purchased as gifts to take home may be stored in the Programme Office to be collected at the end of the semester). Empty alcohol containers may not be stored in the rooms. • Theft or vandalism (including acts of malicious mischief, as well as willful and wanton damage or destruction of property) will be subject to disciplinary procedures. • Students have the responsibility of vacuuming and dusting their rooms and should make sure that their rooms are kept orderly and clean. Routine room checks will

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take place throughout the semester. Maintenance staff will clean the bathrooms, Hoover hallways and lecture halls on a daily basis. • Furniture is not to be disassembled or moved from room to room or within rooms without permission from the Director. Furniture must not block fire exits. • Please do not pin, tack or scotch tape any pictures/postcards to the walls or furniture; use the ‘pin boards’ provided for your photos. • Do not hang wet clothes or towels on wooden furniture – use the racks or hooks provided for this purpose.

Room Inspections Once a week, the RAs perform a walk-through to inspect student rooms. The University reserves the right to inspect rooms at any time to ensure the safety of the students. The University also reserves the right to remove and store any items deemed hazardous such as firearms, explosives and chemicals.

Room Visitations Hours Residence policy permits visitation by members of the opposite sex (Seaver students only) in student rooms only between 10:00am and 1:00am. The purpose for the visitation hours is to ensure the security and privacy of all students, as well as to maintain an atmosphere conducive to academic achievement. These hours are in effect seven days per week and there are no circumstances which merit exception. An RA or other Pepperdine official will consider it a violation for all individuals present at the time of any confrontation, whether or not the guest was invited or hosted by another student.

Noise Tolerance Do not make noise that can be heard outside the building after 10:00 pm. The facility is located in a residential neighborhood and neighbors can hear conversations on the front steps and balconies.

Privacy Guidelines Please respect the privacy of other students including computer and personal space. Invasion of privacy of another student in any form may trigger disciplinary sanctions.

Dress Code Students should be properly dressed outside of their rooms. Bathrobes, pajamas, and slippers are inappropriate in public areas, specifically the ground level and first floor. Footwear is to be worn at all times for safety and health reasons.

Weekend Sign-Out Students leaving London or planning to be absent from the House (permitted on weekends only) are requested to sign out on the IP Travel Log, detailing when and where they are travelling to and a contact number. The Travel Log can be found online at http://services.pepperdine.edu/seaver/internationalprograms/travellog/main.htm. Students must return to the house by midnight on Sunday. When students are out of town and cannot return by the expected time, they should make every effort to call the Director, Programme Assistant or Resident Faculty. Students in the Programme are required to 15 (Version Update: 07.21.15)

live in the housing provided during the school week unless they have written permission from the Director.

Absences Guidelines A student who is absent from the program without informing the Director is subject to disciplinary action. For example, if your plane or train is delayed and you will not arrive home at the house on Sunday evening, please inform the director immediately so search procedures are not begun unnecessarily.

The House Between Semesters The London House is closed to all students during vacation periods between terms.

House Maintenance In 2008, the London House was completely remodeled. Please take great care of the new carpets, furnishings, and paintwork so others will be able to enjoy the beautiful house. Please report all needs for repairs and any other problems to the Programme Office as soon as you become aware of them.

Guests/Visitors Guests/Visitors (i.e. non-Seaver students) are permitted in the reception only, except in special cases, where prior permission has been granted. Upon receiving the permission of the Director or Programme Assistant, guests accompanied by their host may visit the student kitchen/drawing room before midnight. Guests are never permitted in student rooms without the permission of the Director.

Depending on bed space available, students may have immediate family members or friends stay overnight during weekends only (i.e., Thursday through Saturday nights) under the following conditions:

A. The Director must grant prior permission.

B. The maximum stay per guest is three nights. There is a £25.00 charge per guest per night, which includes clean bed linen and breakfast.

C. Students must assume full responsibility for their guest’s conduct within the framework of the University policies, including no smoking, no alcoholic beverages, and observance of all other codes of conduct. (This also applies to guests received during regular hours and guests attending group meals.)

D. Each student may have one guest, per semester, at group dinner. This privilege is NOT transferable between students. All other guests may accompany the group but must pay the £12 dinner charge.

E. Overnight guests will be assigned a bed if one is available. Guests may not sleep on sofas or floors.

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Guests/Visitors From International Programs Staying at Another Program Facility A. When students travel and will be away from the House for a weekend, students willing to permit students from another Program to sleep in their beds may in turn request permission to stay in another Program’s facility.

B. Students must request permission by faxing the other Program’s director by the Tuesday before the requested weekend of lodging. (Students may fax requests for housing at any time in order to obtain priority, but must follow up the request on the Tuesday before the actual requested weekend. The student must wait to receive fax confirmation from the other Program before leaving London.)

C. Each week, the Resident Advisors (RAs) will solicit names of anyone willing to have students stay in their beds. RAs and Program Assistant will coordinate all housing requests.

Meals A light breakfast is provided in the house seven days a week which includes crumpets, muffins, bread, cereals, yoghurt, juice, milk, jam, Nutella, bagels, and cream cheese. Group dinners are provided at local restaurants on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Students receive money credited on a Stored Value Card (SVC) for five lunches and two dinners during the week – Monday through Friday. The funds can be used in many establishments throughout London and the U.K. or students may withdraw cash from the card at any ATM to purchase food. Many budget-conscious students prepare some of their meals in the student kitchen which contains three stoves, three microwaves, three student refrigerators, and three dishwashers.

Stored Value Card As mentioned above, a debit card will be assigned to each student which will receive monthly direct deposits from Pepperdine. Balances may be reviewed online by the banking provider or by ATM cash machine. The account is funded as follows:

• 5 lunches per week @ £5.50 • 5 dinners per week @ £12.00 • (Note that three of these dinners are generally group dinners and are prepaid; no value is added to the students’ cards.) • Every other week $3.50 is added to the account to reimburse ATM withdrawal fees.

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What do you need? What should you leave behind? How will you ever get all of your things into the suitcases the airline will let you check in? The answer to all three of these very valid questions is “Less is definitely more!” Do not take too much and choose carefully what you do take.

Important! If you are sent any packages from the U.S., always ensure that they are clearly marked ‘PERSONAL ITEMS FOR AN INTERNATIONAL STUDENT STUDYING ABROAD’ otherwise you will be charged import duty and taxes. If anyone sends you a parcel and the Customs Declaration Form values it at more than about $30, you will be charged import duties – these can be reclaimed when you leave the UK, but it is a complicated process!

As to choice, that should be determined by two factors: climate and cultural differences. As to quantity, that will be determined by airline luggage restrictions. Airlines have strict luggage allowances, and they will charge you a costly excess baggage fee for exceeding the maximum weight or size allowed. In some cases they may refuse to allow luggage on the airplane.

Typical Luggage Allowance Policies on maximum number of checked luggage, dimension and weight restrictions, and checked luggage fees vary from airline to airline. It is the student’s responsibility to check with his or her airline for these luggage restrictions. Most airline carriers charge a fee for each piece of checked luggage. Fees vary by airline, and it is the student's responsibility to be prepared to pay these fees at the airport.

What to Take During the week, students have a schedule much like Malibu. Classes and meals will take up most of the day, but evening activities may vary. The most common student dress is casual – jeans or khakis, long-sleeved shirts, sweaters and sweatshirts. It is much colder and damper in Europe in the fall and winter than it is in Malibu. (But there will be enough warm days to justify taking a few short-sleeved t-shirts.) England's climate is mild and damp. Temperatures inland don’t often get below freezing in winter (December to February), or much above 86°F in summer (June to August). The north is the coldest area; London, the southeast and the West Country are the warmest. You can expect cloudy weather and light drizzle in any part of England at any time. Bring a fold-up umbrella!

Take clothing that can be layered. Start with jeans or slacks and a long-sleeved shirt. For really cold weather, add an under layer of thermal or silk underwear (one bottom and one top should be sufficient) and a top layer that is lightweight and warm (a hoodie or polar fleece pullover), which you can add or remove, depending on the temperature. The outer layer (coat) needs to be waterproof and warm. A winter coat, or ski-type jacket, is ideal for very cold weather and travel. But it might also be desirable to have a long, dark-

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colored raincoat or pea coat for city wear. Three pairs of shoes should cover it: waterproof comfortable walking shoes are absolutely necessary (think miles and miles of walking and uneven rocky surfaces), athletic shoes for daily wear, and nice shoes for dressy occasions. Waterproof sandals or flip flops are a good idea for getting to wear in the showers and bathrooms both in the house and when traveling.

One of the most obvious cultural differences between Europeans and Americans is dress. When Europeans go out at night, even to a local restaurant, they tend to dress up. You should too, even when traveling. This doesn’t mean formal wear – nice slacks or jeans and a sweater are fine for all but the fanciest restaurants. Something dressier is appropriate for the opera, symphony or the theatre. Dress to blend in with your country’s culture. Europeans are seldom seen on the street wearing shorts and tank tops, even in summer, unless at beach resorts. If you must wear a pair of shorts and a tank top, please save it for the beach or inside the house – especially women for safety reasons!

Suggestions from Program Alumni • Practical clothes that are dark-colored, machine-washable, wrinkle-resistant, and colorfast will last longer and be more comfortable. Keep in mind that storage space is more limited in the London bedrooms than it is in the Malibu dorms. • Don’t take too many shoes. You’ll be much happier with a few pair of versatile, comfortable shoes than a suitcase of shoes to match every outfit. • You can find personal products like toothpaste, shampoo, soap, etc. overseas – often even the same brands. However, bring your favorite product if you can’t live without it. If you wear contact lenses, you may want to take along a supply of lens solution. The brands overseas may differ slightly from those in the U.S. If you plan to travel frequently by rail, it is helpful to bring a couple travel-sized bottles of antibacterial gel to wash your hands with. • Cathedrals and other religious sites often require modest attire, which is defined both for men and women as covered shoulders and long pants (or skirts). Women may wish to carry a large, lightweight scarf during warm weather so they can quickly cover their shoulders. • If you are on medication, bring a supply from home. U.S. prescriptions will not be filled overseas without a visit to a U.K. doctor and authorization from them. Generic brands of aspirin, cough syrup, etc., may be found locally, but not always the brands you prefer. Some medications that are sold over the counter in the U.S. require a prescription in London such as Robitussin DM cough syrup and Neosporin. You may wish to bring these items with you. When traveling with a medication, keep it in its regular prescription container and keep a copy of your doctor’s prescription with you. If you must take medication by injection (i.e. insulin) please carry your doctor’s letter describing your condition and inform Pepperdine’s staff overseas immediately upon arrival. • BED LINENS ARE PROVIDED in the houses but you need to take your own towels and washcloths. We have some towels available which have been left by previous students. When you travel, you will find that many hotels do not provide washcloths. (If space is an issue, you can always get towels overseas. Just take one and purchase more if you need them.) • When packing, roll your clothes! It fits better this way in suitcases. 19 (Version Update: 07.21.15)

Clothing • Slacks or jeans • Long-sleeved shirt • Warm sweaters/polar fleece pullover/sweatshirt • Warm coat (which you may need to wear over dress clothes) and/or jacket • Warm, water-proof shoes or boots • Walking shoes • Underwear, warm socks • Cold-weather gear: thermal underwear or heavy knit tights, gloves/mittens, warm hat or scarf • Warm pajamas and a lightweight robe • Slippers or sandals – bare feet aren’t allowed in our houses or in hotel lobbies • Some special occasion wear (theatre, opera, banquet, a date!?!) Other Essential Items • Textbooks • Emergency envelope (see the Student Handbook for details) • Travel alarm clock • Lightweight towel and washcloth (at least one of each; more can be purchased locally) • Backpack for weekend travel • Money belt or passport pouch (to store valuables under your clothes) • Umbrella (as collapsible as possible) • Small flash drive • Spare contacts or glasses • Supply of prescription medication • Camera! A Few Tips • Don’t put film in your checked baggage, as the screening equipment will damage it. • Avoid over-packing your bag so that the airport security screener will be able to easily reseal your bag if it is opened for inspection. • Avoid packing food and drink items in checked baggage. • Place identification tags with your name and phone number on all of your baggage, including your laptop computer. It is a good idea to place an identification tag inside your baggage as well. • Pack one change of clothing and necessary toiletries in your carryon luggage. Suitcases do not always arrive when you do. • Roll your clothes instead of folding them. This saves space and leaves room for overseas purchases. • Wear your bulkiest, heaviest shoes and your coat or jacket on the plane so you won’t have to pack them. • Use the space inside your shoes for small items (socks, toiletries, etc.) • Don’t forget to save space for your books! 20 (Version Update: 07.21.15)

• DO NOT pack money, travelers’ checks, or credit cards in your checked luggage. • Save space for your return trip – try to bring one suitcase half full. Luggage restrictions can be even more strict flying from Europe to the United States.

Do Not Bring • Linens • Expensive jewelry or other valuables • Too many shoes • Sophisticated electronic equipment • Curling irons, straighteners, hair dryers (provided at the house) • Things on the list above that you’d rather buy overseas • Anything you don’t absolutely need

Electrical Appliances Voltage and plugs differ in Europe. Using an American appliance (110 volts) on European electricity “fries” the appliance. Voltage converters that are sold widely with plug converters do not work very well – in spite of manufacturers’ claims. Using them for such things as radios and stereos may mean damage to the unit. Do not bring sophisticated electronic equipment that might be damaged by even the slightest voltage change, unless they are battery operated (and bring a good supply of batteries!).

The following electricity standards apply:

• Central/Southern Europe 220v/50hz (round, 2-pronged plug) • United Kingdom 220v/50hz (plug shape differs from rest of Europe)

Definitely DO NOT bring American hairdryers, hair straighteners, or curling irons since they are already provided for you at the London house. Also, European versions are readily available and reasonably inexpensive. And do not bring adaptors or converters as there are many left over from previous students at the house.

Arriving in the United Kingdom London group flight participants fly to London’s Heathrow Airport. Flight exemption students should follow the instructions that follow at their point of entry into the United Kingdom. When you arrive, you will have to pass through Immigration or Passport Control before leaving the airport. You will be asked to show your passport (and entry permit or visa if applicable). Pepperdine students who are only attending one semester will be carrying a letter (provided at the airport prior to departure or mailed to flight exemption students) identifying them as students on a Pepperdine University travel-study

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program overseas. Don’t volunteer this letter – or any other paper or document – unless asked. However, if you are asked what you are doing in the country and how long you will be staying, the correct answer is that you are a student with an American university travel-study tour. When asked the date of expected departure, you reply that you will be staying until the date you first expect to leave the country. For example, you may decide to go to Paris during one of the first few weekends you are there, and that means leaving your host country.

It is important for Pepperdine students to identify themselves as students in an American university program because British laws restrict visitation periods and immigration that take jobs and/or positions in British universities.

The next step in entering Britain is passing through Customs. Pepperdine students should pass through the gate posted “Nothing to Declare” (Green) since, as visitors they can expect to consume or carry out whatever they bring in.

Transportation to Your Facility

By Tube (Underground) from Heathrow Airport The least expensive option is to travel by Underground from Heathrow airport to London. Buy a ticket to zone one (it will cost around £5) and take the Piccadilly Line (the only one that runs from the airport). Depart the tube at South Kensington. Go up the stairs and through the barriers, and then turn directly right into the tunnel. Follow the tunnel all the way until the end, and then come up the steps. Cross over the road and then turn left and walk up the street. The London House is number 56, on your right hand side. Plan for about an hour of travel time. Warning! You will have to carry your suitcases up the steep steps from South Kensington Underground as there is no lift.

By Taxi From Heathrow Airport The easiest and most expensive way to get to Prince’s Gate is by taxi. The fare from Heathrow will be about £50, depending on traffic. Tell the driver to go to 56 Prince’s Gate on Exhibition Road. The postal code is SW7 2PG. (London’s “black cab” drivers are the best in the world. If they appear to be taking you on a roundabout route, they do so in order to miss traffic and save you money). Be aware that most cabs do not take credit cards. Depending on traffic, you should plan for about 35 – 40 minutes of travel time.

You may wish to pre-book a taxi (mini cab). This can be done by calling the taxi office and giving them your flight details – they will wait for you at arrivals and bring you to the house. This should be substantially cheaper than a traditional Black Taxi. Two companies that we regularly use are:

• Simply Airports 011 44 207 701 4321 • Airport Executive 011 44 208 838 3333

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By the Express Train from Heathrow Airport The fastest way is to take the Heathrow express train from the airport to Paddington station in central London. From Paddington station you can take a taxi to 56 Prince’s Gate or you can ride the District or Circle Line to the South Kensington tube station. A one way ticket costs £15.

By Taxi from Gatwick Airport We do not recommend taking a cab from Gatwick, since the fare will be about ₤100.

By Airport Express Train from Gatwick Airport Take the Gatwick Express train to Victoria Station. Then take the District or Central line tube heading west to the South Kensington station. Follow the instructions given above. The cab fare from Victoria Station to 56 Prince’s Gate should be around £10.

Returning to the United States Upon return, United States Immigration and Customs requires a valid passport and a statement about articles purchased outside the United States. Immigration officers check passports and make sure that the customs declaration form presented on the airplane has been completed. After collecting luggage from baggage claim, the customs declaration form and luggage is then presented to a Customs officer, who may ask either to see any purchases or search luggage. It is wise to place all purchases together in the same suitcase and retain receipts that prove the amount of purchase.

A U.S. citizen or permanent resident may bring goods totaling a value of $800 into the United States. If purchases exceed that amount, the customs official will compute the duty, usually including articles with the highest rate of duty in the allowed $800. (Rates of duty vary for different kinds of articles.) Should unclaimed articles be discovered in a search, they may be confiscated and/or a fine levied. Duties and fines must be paid either by cash, personal check, or credit card before leaving the Immigration and Customs facility at the airport.

Live animals, plants, or other agricultural products (including sausages and other meats) may not be brought into the United States. A person twenty-one years of age or older may bring in one bottle of liquor. A person eighteen years of age or older may bring in two cartons of cigarettes. Products from Cuba – including Cuban cigars – are banned altogether. Anything purchased from Duty-Free at an airport or on an airplane is included in these limits. Customs officials will confiscate goods in excess or in violation of these standards.

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Resident Advisors One male and one female RA are hired and trained by the IP Office prior to departure. RAs are expected to work together with the Program Director, Visiting Faculty, and IP Office to create a strong learning community, maintain Pepperdine standards, and promote the IP mission statement within the group. Through planning events, acting as a leader and working as a liaison between the students and the Program Staff, RAs are essential for the development of comradery within the house.

Media Coordinator One IP Media Coordinator (IPMC) is hired and trained by the IP Office prior to departure. The IPMC acts as a liaison to the IP Office for collecting photos and video footage from the program and then creating videos from that footage. The IPMC creates two end-of-the-semester videos, an Orientation House Tour video, a service-oriented video, and a 5-minute video to be shown at The Return the following Fall semester. Additionally, they are responsible for creating two “check in” videos per month while abroad. These videos are posted onto both the IP and program-specific Vimeo sites: http://vimeopro.com/pepperdine/ip and http://vimeopro.com/pepperdine/london

Library Worker The library worker is hired on the Malibu campus before departure for the program. This position serves as a resource for managing and organizing the library resources at the facility, and helping students to more effectively use online library resources provided by the Pepperdine University Libraries.

Student Worker Positions

Kitchen Workers The London program hires one kitchen worker to set out breakfast Mondays-Thursdays at around 7:00am. This can either be done by the same student every day or two students can share the position. The position pays $10 an hour and we expect it to take 30-45 minutes.

We hire another kitchen worker to put away breakfast and clean the kitchen Mondays- Thursdays at around 10:00am. Again, this can either be done by the same student every day or two students can share the position. The position pays $10 an hour and we expect it to take between 45 minutes and one hour.

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two students every day, or four students can do two nights each. The pay is $10 per hour and we allocate one hour for this job.

Office Assistant Each semester, we hire a student to help out in the office when needed. The rate of pay is $10 per hour.

Service Coordinator There are various unpaid positions available as well, such as the two SGA representatives who are elected by the rest of the program participants every semester and the Spiritual Life and Service Committees which are made up of volunteers.

Service Opportunities occur as and when there is a need. This year students have helped out at All Souls making sandwiches for the homeless, they have run the face-painting at the Royal Parks’ Halloween Party and games at the HTB Autumn Party. Many also volunteered at the Fulbright Commission’s US College Day.

“I can never understand why Londoners fail to see that they live in the most wonderful city in the world. It is far more beautiful and interesting than Paris, if you ask me, and more lively than anywhere but New York—and even New York can’t touch it in lots of important ways. It has more history, finer parks, a livelier and more varied press, better theatres, more numerous orchestras and museums, leafier squares, safer streets, and more courteous inhabitants than any other large city in the world.” - Bill Bryson, Notes from a Small Island

“If you are tired of London, you are tired of life.” -Samuel Johnson

Personal Finances Great Britain (England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales), though a member of the European Union, has chosen to retain the national currency known as the Pound Sterling. However, as of 1 January 2007, 16 member states of the European Union have adopted 25 (Version Update: 07.21.15)

the Euro as its common currency. The symbol of the Euro is similar to the Greek letter Є, and even though member states place their own motif on banknotes and coins, the Euro is accepted in the following member states: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain. This effectively means there is no need to exchange money when traveling in continental Western Europe. Currency fluctuations in the UK in the past year including a weak pound against the dollar and the euro have made the UK much more affordable than during the past five years. For this reason we recommend setting a budget early. Few establishments in any of the EU countries actually accept payment in American dollars, so students will need to choose among the following options:

Credit Cards Major American credit cards are widely accepted in Europe (Visa and MasterCard more so than American Express, which is not accepted in many smaller establishments). Purchases made with credit cards are billed in the local currency and the credit card company converts the amount to dollars. Since most credit card companies are major financial institutions, they receive the bank conversion rate, which is far better than may be obtained by converting travelers’ checks or cash. Many money exchanges in Europe allow the use of a Visa or MasterCard to obtain cash for an often steep fee. Although American Express is not as widely accepted for purchases as Visa and MasterCard, an American Express card offers unique advantages. With offices located in all major cities, American Express will quickly replace lost or stolen cards. American Express will also cash personal checks for American Express cardholders, provided the arrangement has been made prior to departure from the United States. While credit cards are widely accepted, some U.S. credit card companies charge transaction fees for credit card purchases overseas. Check with your credit card company before leaving the country. It is often advisable to pay for transactions in local currency. We recommend that you call your credit card company in advance to inform them you will be temporarily living in another country so they do not mark your charges as fraud; this applies to your ATM cards as well.

ATM Cards Obtaining cash from automated teller machines with ATM cards is probably the most convenient option for obtaining cash in major European cities. Cards marked “Plus,” “Cirrus,” and a red star symbol are widely accepted, although not all ATMs accept all cards. European ATMs only accept four-digit pin numbers, so before departure, be sure to check with your bank to determine whether or not your current ATM card has an international PIN. Also, be aware that banks charge fees for ATM transactions, and sometimes fees are charged both by the bank that provides the ATM card and the bank that operates the automated teller in Europe. Barclay’s does not charge an ATM fee for customers with Bank of America accounts.

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offices in the United States. Many U.S. banks offer this service if the foreign currency is ordered ahead of time. Money also may be exchanged at Los Angeles International Airport but the exchange rate may not be favorable.

Miscellaneous There are very few public toilets in Europe and most charge a fee for use. Use the bathroom whenever you are eating at a restaurant. Most restaurants in the UK and Europe include a service fee of between 10–15% in the bill, so although it is unnecessary to tip, we recommend that you at least leave £1–£2.

Cultural Activities There are many cultural activities to participate in London. The Humanities classes visit a museum every week as part of their course. The English class does four theatre trips per semester. We also organize trips to Stonehenge, the British Museum, Windsor Castle and Winchester over the course of the year. We offer a HOST programme, where students can choose to spend a weekend with a British family in a city of their choice.

Churches

Wembley Church of Christ Sunday Services: 11:00am, 1:15pm 92 Barnhill Road Tube Station: Wembley Park (Zone 4) 020 8904 9667

All Souls Church (Church of England) Services: 9:30am, 11:30am, 6:30pm Langham Place, W1 Tube Station: Oxford Circus 020 7580 3522

Holy Trinity Brompton (C of E) Family Services: 9:30am, 11:30am The Vestry Informal Services: 5:00pm, 6:00pm Brompton Road 020 7581 8255

St Paul’s Cathedral (C of E) Sunday Services: 8:00am, 10:15am, 11:30am St Paul’s Churchyard, EC4 Evening Service: 6:00pm, Evensong: 3:15pm 020 7236 4128 Tube Station: St Paul’s

Westminster Abbey (C of E) Services: 8:00am, 10:00am, 11:15am, 6:30pm 20 Deans Yard Evensong: 3:00pm 020 7222 5152 Tube Station: Westminster

Russian Orthodox Cathedral Sunday Service: 10:00am Ennismore Gardens, SW7 Saturday Vigil: 6:00pm 020 7584 0096

Brompton Oratory (Roman Catholic) Sunday Services: 7:00am, 8:00am, 9:00am*

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Brompton Road, SW7 10:00am, 11:00am*, 12:30pm, 4:30pm, 7:00pm 020 7589 4811 *High mass service in Latin

The American Church in London Sunday Service: 11:00am 79a Tottenham Court Road, W1 020 7580 2791

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Sunday Service: 9:00am Day Saints 64 Exhibition Road, SW7 020 7584 7553

Postal Services The Post Office in South Kensington is open from 9:00am – 5:30pm Monday to Friday and until 12:30pm on Saturday mornings.

Bookshops The nearest bookshop, Waterstones, is located on Kensington High Street, 20 minutes walk from the Pepperdine House.

The majority of the texts required for your classes can be bought once you are in London at the Pepperdine House. We sell used copies at the start of each semester, which we then buy back again at the end of the semester.

You can also order book from amazon.co.uk and have them sent to the Pepperdine House (56 Prince’s Gate, London, SW7 2PG)

Dining Out Dining out can be quite expensive in London, and McDonalds and Starbucks are often more expensive in the UK than in the States. We will provide you with more information and suggestions for dining out locations upon your arrival to the London programme. We also suggest speaking with alumni of the London programme for suggestions on where to dine. Also, buying your food from a supermarket is a less expensive alternative.

Shopping Most shops are open from around 9:00am – 6:00pm or 7:00pm. The shops on Oxford Street are often open until 9:00pm. Sunday opening hours vary, but generally due to Sunday Trading Laws, shops are open from 11:00am – 5:00pm. Smaller, convenience shops, such as Tesco Express near the London House, are open 7:00am – 11:00pm every day. Banks are closed on Saturday afternoons and all day Sunday.

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Getting Around the City Only 60% of Londoners have a car, so London is a very easy city to navigate using public transport. As well as the Undergound (the Tube), we have an extensive bus network. Trams operate in East London and mainline trains leave from eight stations to all parts of England, Scotland, Wales and even Paris, France. The Pepperdine house is located at South Kensington, within easy reach of three Tube stations and numerous buses.

All Londoners use an “Oyster” card. This is an electronic card which can be purchased from any Tube station for £3.50. You then simply load money onto the card using a credit or debit card or cash at any of the stations, and swipe it every time you enter or exit the Tube station. The card is a smart card and will deduct money according to how many journeys you make.

Almost all of the sites you will want to visit are located in Zone 1 of the fare system. A single fare in Zone 1 is £1.90. A daily price cap is in places meaning that you will never be charged more than £6.60 in one day.

Personal Safety London is safer than ever before, but even though the chance of being the victim of crime is low, there are plenty of easy steps that you can take to minimize it. The vast majority of crime is opportunistic: as long as you don't appear to be a target you probably won't be treated as one.

Remember that most crime is targeted at bags and mobile phones. It’s easy to say that you shouldn’t carry anything extra, like a camera, an mp3 player or a fancy mobile phone, but, of course these things are there to be used and can’t be hidden at home for ever. So, feel free to take them and use them; don’t advertise them, keep them in nondescript cases and keep them on your person at all times.

When visiting a café, bar or restaurant, make sure you keep hold of your bag. Do not put it on the back of your chair or leave it out of sight. When travelling in the evening it is always better to be in a group but provided you act sensibly London is perfectly safe.

The Tube runs till until just after midnight and the late trains tend to be quite busy. If you do take the Tube at this time, avoid empty or almost empty carriages, especially if you are on your own.

Night Buses run throughout the night and also tend to be safe and busy. If the bus is fairly empty it's best to sit near the driver and exit. If you feel uncomfortable tell the driver or get off at the next stop in a busy street.

If you need to book a taxi make sure it is properly licensed. The London House has a list of taxi phone numbers. Always check that the driver of the minicab you booked knows your name and destination before you get in. If you have to hail a cab make sure that it is a licensed black cab. NEVER get into an unlicensed minicab.

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Walking is generally safe in London at night as long as you keep to busy, brightly lit streets. Do not be tempted by shortcuts through side streets and remember that your regular route during the day may be far less safe at night. When walking at night it is definitely not a good idea to listen to music. Not only do the headphones make you an extremely attractive target but they also dramatically reduce your awareness of your surroundings.

Remember to walk confidently and try to avoid spending too long looking at maps. You will be far more vulnerable if you look lost or confused.

Finally all the advice above depends largely on your judgment of and alertness to the various situations you will find yourself in. And, quite simply, if you are drunk, you will be a far more tempting target because your ability to anticipate and avoid danger will be greatly impaired.

Frequently Asked Questions Q: Can I buy my books in London? A: Yes, you can buy your books from the London house (see above)

Q: Can I request a roommate? A: We do not allocate roommates in advance. Once you arrive you will have the chance to specify whom you would like to room with.

Q: Will Pepperdine arrange for my transport to the house from the airport? A: Pepperdine arranges for a bus to meet all the students on the group flight. If you are not arriving on the group flight, you need to make your own way to the house, at your own expense. If your flight arrives at the same time as the group flight you are welcome to meet up with the other students in the arrivals hall and join them on the bus.

Q: Should I bring a hairdryer with me? A: No, do not bring a hair dryer or straighteners with you. England is 240V and so your appliances will be ruined if you try and run them in England. The Pepperdine house has hairdryers and straighteners on every floor. Likewise for your laptop, you will need to purchase a converter

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box of toiletries left over from previous students to tide you over until you have chance to go shopping.

Q: Can I fill an American prescription in England? A: Medication in England is often different to what you have at home. Some drugs which are “over the counter” in America are only available on prescription in England – and in some cases are not available at all. We advise you to bring all prescription medication with you. If you are unable to bring it with you, you will need to make a doctor’s appointment with an English doctor (we can help you with this) and then they will issue you with a British prescription.

Q: Should I bring travellers’ cheques with me? A: No. Travellers cheques are no longer widely used in England. You can use your ATM card to withdraw cash from the machines or to pay for things in shops and restaurants. If you have a Bank of America account, you can use a Barclay’s cash machine and you will not be charged a fee.

Q: I am a vegetarian/I have allergies. Can I still go to group dinner? A: All our group dinners in London and on the field trips will have vegetarian options. On arrival in London we ask you to let us know of any food allergies and we will make sure that there is always something you can eat.

Q: Should I buy an Oyster card (travel card) in advance? A: No. At orientation, we will take you down to the station and help you to buy your Oyster card.

Government Sites • Library of Congress: www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html • State Department: www.travel.state.gov • Center for Disease Control: www.cdc.gov/travel • U.S. Transportation Security Administration: www.tsa.gov/public • Federal Voting Assistance Plan: www.fvap.gov Visitor Information • Currency Converter: www.oanda.com/convert/classic • British Council: www.britishcouncil-usa.org • Britain-USA: www.britainusa.com • Visit Britain: www.uktheguide.com • IP Vimeo Site: http://vimeopro.com/pepperdine/ip 31 (Version Update: 07.21.15)

• London Vimeo Site: http://vimeopro.com/pepperdine/london Travel Information • Lonely Planet: www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/europe • Yahoo: http://dir.yahoo.com/regional/countries • Corniche: www.corniche.com • STA Travel: www.statravel.com News and Entertainment • The Daily Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk • The Times: www.the-times.co.uk • The Guardian: www.guardian.co.uk • The Independent: www.independent.co.uk • Time Out Magazine: www.timeout.com/london Map of the London Tube • London Underground (“Tube”): http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tube/maps Miscellaneous Useful Websites • www.statravel.co.uk – Travel agency specialising in deals for students • www.nationalrail.com – UK Trains • www.nationalexpress.com/coach - UK Coaches • www.megabus.com – Megabus (A cheap coach, but only goes to a few places) • www.toptable.co.uk – Special deals in UK restaurants • www.moneysavingexpert.co.uk – Website with 2-for-1 vouchers for various restaurants • www.eurostar.com – Eurostar trains to Paris and Belgium • www.expedia.co.uk – Flight/hotels/holidays • www.opodo.co.uk – Flight/hotels/holidays • www.ba.com – British Airways • www.flybmi.com – BMI Budget Airlines (these may not appear on Expedia searches) • www.ryanair.com – Ryanair • www.flybe.com – Fly Be • www.easyjet.com – EasyJet

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Medical Insurance Prior to departing on the program, students must look into their own health insurance policies and personal health requirements.

Most students contact their current health insurance provider regarding international coverage to understand how their current policy operates overseas. Each health insurance provider has its own coverage reach and payment policy.

If the student feels that they do not have adequate international health insurance coverage one option available to them is an international health insurance plan from one of the University’s insurance affiliates, Wells Fargo. Wells Fargo can be contacted via phone at 1-800-853-5899 or 1-916-231-3399. For more information on this policy please visit the Wells Fargo website at https://wfis.wellsfargo.com/pepperdine/StudyAbroadPlan/Pages/default.aspx

In addition to obtaining a health insurance policy that covers the student while overseas, some of the individual countries in which our programs are located also require students to purchase emergency health insurance. Each country has its own insurance policy and cost.

For the London Program, General National Insurance (GNI) Coverage is provided free to students studying in the UK who attend for the full academic year. Semester-only students are not covered by this policy.

General National Insurance only covers the student in the UK, not outside the country (eg. EFT).

Please note that the information above is subject to change. Country-specific policies are not enacted by Pepperdine but by each program’s government and/or independent institutions.

If you have any further questions please contact our office at 310-506-4230 or [email protected].

Medical Service

Pharmacies Medication prescribed by a doctor can be picked up from any pharmacy. We have two pharmacies within ten minutes walk from the house. Most pharmacies are open from 9:00am until 7:00pm Monday to Saturday, but there is also Bliss Pharmacy in Central London at Marble Arch which is open until midnight seven days a week.

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Travel Agencies If you want to visit a lot of places in one day or weekend, then you may want to look into booking a tour. There are many different companies operating trips out of London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Cardiff and many more cities. Below are a few of the many companies offering day trips and weekend trips:

England Premium Tours: www.premiumtours.co.uk Golden Tours: www.goldentours.co.uk London Toolkit: www.londontoolkit.com Evan Evans Tours: www.evanevanstours.co.uk Anderson Tours: www.andersontours.co.uk London Country Tours: www.londoncountrytours.co.uk

Scotland Highland Experience: www.highlandexperience.com Rabbie’s Trail Burners: www.rabbies.com

Day Trips There are many places you can visit within a day from London. Details of the best way to travel to these places is available at the London House. Options include: • Windsor Castle • Winchester • Brighton • Canterbury • Dover • The New Forest • Stonehenge • Bristol • Bath • Oxford • Cambridge • Cotswolds • Stratford upon Avon • York

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Trains Trains depart from various mainline stations in London - King’s Cross, St Pancras, Euston, Paddington, Waterloo, Liverpool Street, London Bridge and Marylebone. These are all in Zone 1 and all easily accessibly by Tube from the Pepperdine House.

Train information, such as journey times and fares, can be found by calling 08457 48 49 50 or visiting www.nationalrail.co.uk. You can also book tickets this way. Train tickets come on sale approx. three months in advance. The earlier you book them, the cheaper they are. The fares I have quoted in here are the fares you would generally get by booking a couple of weeks in advance.

There are various deals and discounts available. If you are under 25, you are eligible for a Young Person’s Railcard. These cost £26 and are available from any mainline station (listed above). This card entitles you to a third off the ticket price. So if you are planning a trip to Scotland, and the fare is over £70 it will pay for itself from the first purchase. The card is valid for one year.

There is also the BritRail Pass, which is available to all non-residents of the UK (so you would need to have this sent to your American address and have someone forward it on to you). There are different passes, such as the LondonPlus pass (valid in the area around London, i.e. Canterbury, Oxford, Brighton, Cambridge, Windsor) and the Britrail FlexiPass which is valid all over the country. Prices for a Youth BritRail FlexiPass start at 285 USD for three days of travel within a two-month period. Visit www.britrail.com for more details about passes and prices.

Bus Companies A coach is a large bus used for longer journeys (like a Greyhound) Coaches are usually cheaper than the train but they generally take a lot longer. The main coach station in London is located at Victoria station. To get to Victoria from the Pepperdine house, simply take the district or circle line two stops to Victoria. To find out coach times and prices, visit www.nationalexpress.com If you are under 26, you can buy a Young Person’s Coach Card for £10 which will give you a third off all fares for one year.

Another coach company is Megabus. They do not have as many destination options as National Express but they are often a bit cheaper. www.megabus.com

International Airports

Heathrow Airport Heathrow is the closest airport to the Pepperdine house as well as the easiest and cheapest one to get to. Simply take the Piccadilly line from South Kensington to Heathrow airport (make sure you get off at the right terminal). With an Oyster card, it costs £4.20 if you are travelling at peak time (Monday-Friday between 6.30am and 9.30am and between

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4pm and 7pm). At off peak times and at the weekends it costs £2.40. Total round-trip cost: £4.80. A taxi to Heathrow airport costs around £25-£30.

Gatwick Airport The easiest way to get to Gatwick airport is to take the Tube two stops to Victoria station. This costs £1.80. At Victoria station, follow signs for National Rail. Buy a ticket for either the Gatwick Express or the regular Southern train. The Gatwick Express departs every 15 minutes and the journey time is 30 minutes. A return ticket costs £25.80. Trains run from 4.30am until midnight. The Southern train takes between 30 and 50 minutes and also departs regularly. The Southern train is slightly cheaper than the Gatwick Express. All trains arrive into Gatwick’s south terminal. Total round-trip cost: £29.40. A taxi to Gatwick airport costs around £45-£50.

Stansted Airport Trains to Stansted Airport depart from Liverpool Street station. From South Kensington, take the circle line clockwise to Liverpool Street station. The fare costs £1.80 with an Oyster card. At Liverpool station follow signs for National Rail. Buy a ticket to Stansted Airport. A return ticket costs £26.70. Trains runs from approximately 4.30am until 11.30pm. During the day they are as frequent as every 15 minutes. Total round-trip cost: £30.30. A taxi to Stansted Airport costs around £55-£60.

Luton Airport Luton is the most complicated airport to get to. First, you need to take the Piccadilly line from South Kensington to Kings Cross St Pancras. This costs £1.80 with an Oyster card. Then follow the signs for St Pancras station. At St Pancras, buy a ticket to Luton Airport. The train takes between 35 and 55 minutes and a return ticket costs £20.40. You need to get off at Luton Airport Parkway station and then take the shuttle bus to the airport. Total round-trip cost: £24. A taxi to Luton costs around £48-£55.

London City Airport London City is a small airport, mainly used by businessmen. It is the second closest airport to Pepperdine after Heathrow. To get London City, take the district or circle line to Westminster. Then change to the Jubilee line and take it eastbound to Canning Town. At Canning Town, take the DLR (Docklands Light Railway) to London City Airport. The total journey time is around 45 minutes and the cost is £2.40 with an Oyster card. Total round-trip cost: £4.80. A taxi to London City Airport costs around £25-£30.

Hotels and Hostels

Abba Queen’s Gate Hotel 31-34 Queen’s Gate, London, SW7 5JA Tel: +44-207-584-7222 www.abbaqueensgatehotel.com

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Recently refurbished four star hotel two streets away from the Pepperdine House. It has 90 bedrooms spread across four Victorian town houses. Double rooms from £125 per night. Includes tax, excludes breakfast.

The Rembrandt Hotel 11 Thurloe Place, London, SW7 2RS Tel: +44-207-589-8100 http://www.sarova.com/rembrandt/

Large four-star hotel opposite the Victoria and Albert Museum. State that you are with Pepperdine University and they will offer you our corporate rate of £160 per double room per night, including taxes and breakfast. Our contact is Kay Shelford: [email protected]

The Cranley Gardens Hotel 8 Cranley Gardens, London, SW7 3DB Tel: +44-207-373-3232 http://www.cranleygardenshotel.com/

Three-star hotel close to the Pepperdine House. Double rooms start from £89 per night. Triple rooms start from £99 and quadruple rooms are also available from £105 per night.

The nearest hostels to the house are the Acacia http://www.acaciahostel.co.uk/ and the Baden Powell http://www.towntocountry.co.uk/bpHouse/

Facts and Statistics • Location: Western Europe, islands including the northern one-sixth of the island of Ireland between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea, northwest of

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France Capital: London • Climate: temperate; moderated by prevailing southwest winds over the North Atlantic Current; more than one-half of the days are overcast • Population: 60,776,238 (July 2007 est.) • Ethnic Make-up: white (of which English 83.6%, Scottish 8.6%, Welsh 4.9%, Northern Irish 2.9%) 92.1%, black 2%, Indian 1.8%, Pakistani 1.3%, mixed 1.2%, other 1.6% (2001 census) • Religions: Christian (Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist) 71.6%, Muslim 2.7%, Hindu 1%, other 1.6%, unspecified or none 23.1% (2001 census) • Government: constitutional monarchy

Language in the United Kingdom

The United Kingdom does not have a constitutionally defined official language. English is the main language (being spoken monolingually by more than 70% of the UK population) and is thus the de facto official language. Other native languages to the Isles include Welsh, Irish, Ulster Scots, Cornish, Gaelic and British Sign Language. Immigrants have naturally brought many foreign languages from across the globe.

British Society and Culture

The United Kingdom The United Kingdom is comprised of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. It is important not only to be aware of these geographical distinctions, but also the strong sense of identity and nationalism felt by the populations of these four nations. The terms 'English' and 'British' do not mean the same thing. 'British' denotes someone who is from England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. 'English' refers to people from England. People from Scotland are 'Scots', from Wales ‘Welsh’ and from Northern Ireland ‘Irish’. Be sure not to call someone Welsh, Scots, or Northern Irish ‘English’.

The Class System Although in the past few decades, people from varied backgrounds have had greater access to higher education, wealth distribution is changing and more upward/downward mobility is occurring, the British class system is still very much intact although in a more subconscious way. The playing field is levelling but the British still seem to pigeon-hole people according to class. Class is no longer simply about wealth or where one lives; the British are able to suss out someone’s class through a number of complex variables including demeanour, accent, manners and comportment.

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The Stiff Upper Lip The British have been historically known for their stiff upper lip and “blitz spirit” as demonstrated during the German bombings of World War II. This ‘grin and bear’ attitude in the face of adversity or embarrassment lives on today.

As a nation, the Brits tend not to use superlatives and may not appear terribly animated when they speak. This does not mean that they do not have strong emotions; merely that they do not choose to put them on public display. They are generally not very openly demonstrative, and, unless you know someone well, may not appreciate it if you put your arm around their shoulder. Kissing is most often reserved for family members in the privacy of home, rather than in public. You'll see that the British prefer to maintain a few feet of distance between themselves and the person to whom they are speaking. If you have insulted someone, their facial expression may not change.

The British are very reserved and private people. Privacy is extremely important. The British will not necessarily give you a tour of their home and, in fact, may keep most doors closed. They expect others to respect their privacy. This extends to not asking personal questions. The question, “Where are you from?” may be viewed as an attempt to “place” the person on the social or class scale. Even close friends do not ask pointedly personal questions, particularly pertaining to one’s financial situation or relationships.

There is a proper way to act in most situations and the British are sticklers for adherence to protocol. The British are a bit more contained in their body language and hand gestures while speaking. They are generally more distant and reserved than North and South Americans and Southern Europeans, and may not initially appear to be as open or friendly. Friendships take longer to build; however, once established they tend to be deep and may last over time and distance.

Etiquette and Customs in the UK

Meeting and Greeting • The handshake is the common form of greeting. • The British might seem a little stiff and formal at first. • Avoid prolonged eye contact as it makes people feel uncomfortable. • There is still some protocol to follow when introducing people in a business or more formal social situation. This is often a class distinction, with the 'upper class' holding on to the long-standing traditions: • Introduce a younger person to an older person. • Introduce a person of lower status to a person of higher status. • When two people are of similar age and rank, introduce the one you know better to the other person.

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Gift Giving Etiquette • The British exchange gifts between family members and close friends for birthdays and Christmas. • The gift need not be expensive, but it should usually demonstrate an attempt to find something that related to the recipient’s interests. • If invited to someone's home, it is normal to take along a box of good chocolates, a good bottle of wine or flowers. • Gifts are opened when received. Dining Etiquette • Unlike many European cultures, the British enjoy entertaining in people their homes. • Although the British value punctuality, you may arrive 10-15 minutes later than invited to dinner. However, if going to a restaurant be on time. • Table manners are Continental, i.e. the fork is held in the left hand and the knife in the right while eating. • The fork is held tines down so food is scooped on to the back of the fork. This is a skill that takes time to master. • Remain standing until invited to sit down. You may be shown to a particular seat. • Do not rest your elbows on the table. • If you have not finished eating, cross your knife and fork on your plate with the fork over the knife. • Indicate you have finished eating by laying your knife and fork parallel across the right side of your plate. • Toasts are given at formal meals. • When in a pub, it is common practice to pay for a round of drinks for everyone in your group. • If invited to a meal at a restaurant, the person extending the invitation usually pays. Do not argue about the check; simply reciprocate at a later time.

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